Puppies grow and develop in stages throughout their first year of life. Knowing what your puppy needs week by week is important to ensuring a happy, healthy dog.
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Your puppy deserves the best, so look to our experts to learn everything you need to know about puppy training, nutrition, health, behavior and more. Following our experts’ tips will help you ensure your new pup lives his best life.
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Bringing home a new puppy is exciting. Preparing for your puppy’s first week home will help him feel more comfortable as you get to know one another. Get all our new puppy tips here.
What should you feed a puppy? Puppies have specific nutritional needs and puppy food contains essential nutrients. Learn more about what to feed a puppy and why here from Purina’s experts.
As puppies grow and change, their activity and energy levels change. Purina's team of pet care experts prepare you for what to expect at various stages of their life.
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Bringing home a new puppy is exciting but can also be overwhelming. Use our new puppy checklist to make sure you have everything before you bring him home so you can spend your time having fun together rather than making last-minute trips to the stor -
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What should you feed a puppy? Puppies have specific nutritional needs and puppy food contains essential nutrients. Learn more about what to feed a puppy and why here from Purina’s experts. -
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Short answer: Yes. Now let’s shed further light on puppy shedding. -
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Wondering how much to feed your puppy? Our experts put together a puppy feeding chart and guide to help. Find out how much food your puppy needs at Purina.com. -
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The short answer: Parvo in puppies is very serious. It’s a deadly disease that is easily preventable. Parvo strikes young puppies who’ve not been vaccinated. Key point: get parvo shots for your puppy. Now. -
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Want games you can play with your puppy or dog? Get expert tips on how to teach special skills like retrieving, searching and obedience to make playtime fun. -
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Because a puppy is, well, a puppy—their immune system is still developing, and they chew and swallow all kinds of stuff—it’s easy to upset their tummy. Don’t let this give YOU a bellyache, too. -
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If your puppy scratches at the door, cries, barks excessively or chews things every time you leave the house, they may be suffering from separation anxiety. -
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Bringing home a new puppy is exciting. Preparing for your puppy’s first week home will help him feel more comfortable as you get to know one another. Get all our new puppy tips here. -
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As puppies grow and change, their activity and energy levels change. Purina's team of pet care experts prepare you for what to expect at various stages of their life. -
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Puppy biting or nipping is normal behavior for your puppy but not always welcome. Learn the dos and don'ts when it comes to training your puppy not to bite.
